The rebellion of Zhang Yuxian 張遇賢 (942-943)

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ID2801122
AuthorsJohannes L Kurz (0000-0001-6380-2068, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume77
Issue3
Pages523-545
Publication date2014-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x1400055x
OpenAlexW2044401706
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

This paper is about a rebellion in southern China in the first half of the tenth century and its depiction in historical sources from the tenth to the seventeenth centuries. At the core of this study is Zhang Yuxian, the rebel leader, and his allegiance to a spirit. The latter suggested moving from Guangdong, the territory of the Southern Han empire (917-971), and the original area of the rebellion, to Jiangxi, the territory of the Southern Tang empire (937-976). The approach of the paper is twofold: first, it examines the historical setting and context; and second, through a close reading of some of the major features of the sources, such as the labelling of Zhang as ayaozei, the adoption of red clothes by the rebels, and so forth, the essay makes evident the close relationship and dependency between successive historical texts

Allegiance · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · China · Clothing · Context (archaeology) · Depiction · Empire · Literature · Political science · Politics · Reading (process) · Zhàng · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History

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